Josie Maran's Argan Daily Moisturizer SPF 47 Protect + Perfect Tinted Warm Glow is essentially the tinted moisturizer version of the brand's Argan Daily Moisturizer SPF 47. There's a lot to love about this one but a couple of minor drawbacks held it back from being among the best.

Straight out of the gate, Argan Daily Moisturizer SPF 47 Protect + Perfect Tinted Warm Glow gets it right with its packaging. It comes in a brown plastic bottle with a pump-style dispenser that protects its beneficial ingredients from both light and air exposure. Speaking of those ingredients, this provides reliable broad-spectrum sun protection with the mineral actives zinc oxide and titanium dioxide.

Joining them is a mix of emollients and skin-conditioning ingredients, along with some antioxidants (including the argan oil seen in this product's name) and anti-irritants—both of which are welcome ingredients in a sunscreen. Josie Maran says this contains an "innovative" sun protection ingredient called SunBoost ATB, but that simply refers to the antioxidants in the formula, which, while excellent, are common! Plenty of research has shown that all types of antioxidants are welcome additions to sun protection products, so we're glad to see them here.

As far as the aesthetics, this is definitely a moisturizing formula, best suited to those with dry to very dry skin. It's quite emollient and dries to a natural dewy finish, which will emphasize shine for people with combination to oily skin.

The tint this has is labeled as being universal for most skin tones, but it isn't as versatile as that claim implies (it's too dark for fair skin and too light for medium to deep skin tones, which is one of the drawbacks). The tint is sheer enough that it's workable for those with light to medium skin tones—but its warm undertones can appear orangey if your skin is on the pink or "cool" side. It provides light coverage of minor discolorations that lasts throughout the day without fading.

The second drawback is that this does contain a small amount of fragrance. Though it's likely not enough to irritate most people's skin, those with extra-sensitive skin will want to keep this in mind. That's a shame, because without the fragrance the mineral-only formula would have been an ideal extra-sensitive skin appropriate sunscreen!

Other than these considerations, Josie Maran Argan Daily Moisturizer SPF 47 Protect + Perfect Warm Glow is a good tinted moisturizer with excellent, mineral-based sun protection and an antioxidant-enriched formula that nicely takes care of dry to very dry skin.

I use this most days since my day-to-day look is usually fairly low-key. I love that it's an extra dose of sunscreen (although I do use a PC sunscreen under). It's also quick and easy.

I can see that the color might be a problem for some but I am medium-fair, cool - neutral (NW20 ish in MAC) and it works fine for me. I am also slightly dry, mid-50s, with pretty good skin (although i do have some wrinkles and middle-aged spots), thanks to the Resist line of PC products. No orange tint unless I apply too heavily (three pumps or more) and no settling in lines.

It goes on pretty easily and feels a tad oily but dries down quickly to a nice, slightly dewy finish. It lasts all day long without separating, oxidizing, or feeling greasy.

I am soo grateful for this tinted sunscreen, that does not irritate my dry sensitive skin! It feels great, smells wonderful and works well both on its own and under make up for me. The color is perfect for my skin tone (cool to neutral undertones, with some redness and not superfair). It is quite hard for people like me to find good color matches in tinted moisturisers and tinted sunscreens since they usually are way to yellow or too light or too dark. This is perfect, slightly rose/peach toned that mixes with my undertone perfectly, warming up my skin tone and helps evening out redness and discolouration. In short; this gives me a good skin day! And that is worth a lot!! And people with this skin tone exists too! :)

Personally, I really LOVE this product. Prior to application, I use a Vit C serum and I love the way it moisturizers and gives coverage without being too much like makeup. I also love that sun protection is included. In the summer, I dust it with a tinted mineral powder but in the winter, I appreciate the dewiness factor.

Love the idea! For my fair, 39+ dry skin damaged skin: pump, good spf, color correcting coverage and rich texture that absorbs is convenient and pleasant. But color is too peachy, and it is expensive. IF only Paula could come up with something that fixes the glitches, women would buy it by the vat!

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I agree with this review. This is an absolutely wonderful moisturizing and dewy sunscreen/tinted moisturizer, but the color is not universal at all. I have cool toned light to fair skin and this looked like mud on my face. Not tan, just orange mud.

I mistakenly bought this tinted version instead of the regular version after reading Beautypedia's review, and this is definitely way too orange for fair, pink-skinned folks. I have dry skin, but I didn't feel like this really sunk into my skin; rather, it sat on top like another layer, so when I scratched my nose or something I'd have product under my nails. I tried this for two days before I knew I had to return it. Definitely not worth the price.

The Josie Maran brand was founded by supermodel and former Maybelline spokesperson Josie Maran. Almost every Josie Maran product is centered on the ingredient argan oil, which the brand attributes many beneficial qualities—some of which are true, and some claims made stretch the facts a bit. According to the brand, this non-fragrant plant oil is said to do everything from reduce wrinkles to heal acne, while giving you younger-looking skin.

Argan oil does contain beneficial lipids and fatty acids for skin, as well as vitamin E and other antioxidants—but we should note that it isn't the only oil with such properties. Even more to the point, no single ingredient does it all for skin. It's just like your diet: if you eat only one type of food, you'd soon be malnourished. Skin is the body's largest organ, and it requires a variety of useful ingredients to look and function at its best.

Fortunately, the Josie Maran brand does include many beneficial ingredient’s in some of its best products, and does have some unique offerings to consider. It's worth pointing out also that although argan oil does have benefit for skin, it’s less beneficial to include it in products like eyeshadow and mascara. It does add a unique quality to some makeup, however, especially in a few of the brands lip formulas.

We should note that while the brand relies heavily on the natural theme in its marketing—and there isn’t anything wrong with that—it doesn’t talk about the beneficial ingredients used that aren’t so natural. There isn’t anything wrong with using naturally-derived ingredients, but it strikes us as disingenuous to not tout the benefits of synthetic ingredients such as silicones, preservatives, coloring agents and film formers that also appear in many of Josie Maran products.

As is the case with many brands that use predominantly natural ingredients, there are some fragrant oils to be wary of, as these can be problematic for any skin type (but especially so for those with sensitivity concerns). However, there are a few products here that are absolutely worth considering and unique—see our individual reviews on the brand for more details.

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The Josie Maran brand was founded by supermodel and former Maybelline spokesperson Josie Maran. Almost every Josie Maran product is centered on the ingredient argan oil, which the brand attributes many beneficial qualities—some of which are true, and some claims made stretch the facts a bit. According to the brand, this non-fragrant plant oil is said to do everything from reduce wrinkles to heal acne, while giving you younger-looking skin.

Argan oil does contain beneficial lipids and fatty acids for skin, as well as vitamin E and other antioxidants—but we should note that it isn't the only oil with such properties. Even more to the point, no single ingredient does it all for skin. It's just like your diet: if you eat only one type of food, you'd soon be malnourished. Skin is the body's largest organ, and it requires a variety of useful ingredients to look and function at its best.

Fortunately, the Josie Maran brand does include many beneficial ingredient’s in some of its best products, and does have some unique offerings to consider. It's worth pointing out also that although argan oil does have benefit for skin, it’s less beneficial to include it in products like eyeshadow and mascara. It does add a unique quality to some makeup, however, especially in a few of the brands lip formulas.

We should note that while the brand relies heavily on the natural theme in its marketing—and there isn’t anything wrong with that—it doesn’t talk about the beneficial ingredients used that aren’t so natural. There isn’t anything wrong with using naturally-derived ingredients, but it strikes us as disingenuous to not tout the benefits of synthetic ingredients such as silicones, preservatives, coloring agents and film formers that also appear in many of Josie Maran products.

As is the case with many brands that use predominantly natural ingredients, there are some fragrant oils to be wary of, as these can be problematic for any skin type (but especially so for those with sensitivity concerns). However, there are a few products here that are absolutely worth considering and unique—see our individual reviews on the brand for more details.

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